Altar platform part 7
Time to prep all the maple flooring for install. I have an area of roughly 75 square feet to cover with premium hard maple. I picked up five packs of … Continue reading
Altar platform part 6
Time to pre-finish the stair treads. The treads and the hardwood flooring are the only components left to be finished. I will finish the flooring after everything else has been … Continue reading
Altar platform part 5
Pre-finishing all of the trim and plywood at once would take up way more room that I have in my shop. I moved the majority of the structure out of … Continue reading
St. Kilian chapel – Tabernacle stand – part 4
I got to talk to the contractor who is laying the tile in the chapel and he gave me a final dimension for the height of the tabernacle stand. I … Continue reading
St. Kilian chapel – Ambry – part 4
Stain is dry so I set up the spray booth and got prepped for finish. I set up my knock-down workbench to hold everything and put it all up on … Continue reading
St. Kilian chapel – Credence table – part 4 & Gift table part 2
So the credence table and gift table are stained and ready for finish. Normally, I throw up my temporary spray booth and spray, covering two days worth of work in … Continue reading
St. Kilian chapel – Altar – part 6
I spent a long weekend finishing the parts of the altar. Since I don’t have enough room to set up a temporary spray booth that is large enough to hold … Continue reading
St. Kilian chapel – Paschal candle stand – part 4
Before I start applying finish, I need something to protect the threads of my mounting screw from getting clogged up with stain or polyurethane. I found a wire nut that … Continue reading
St. Kilian chapel – Baptismal Font – part 6
I waited a day for the stain to cure, then started putting up the plastic to create my temporary spray booth. I set the column on a stool with a … Continue reading
St. Kilian chapel – Ambo, part 6
Before I sprayed on the polyurethane finish, I flipped the ambo over and brushed two coats of polyurethane on the bottom of the base. I also applied two coats to … Continue reading
Lectern Day 5 – Delivered
Before applying the second coat of polyurethane, I have to sand down the first coat with 400 grit paper to smooth out the surface. Even though this thing was inside … Continue reading
Lectern Day 4
The column is complete so it is time to make the top part. I joined up two pieces, to make the bottom, and left them to dry. I laid out … Continue reading
Maple and walnut blanket chests – day 8/9
I was going to post yesterday’s work this morning, but I was having trouble with the computer I was using. So you get today’s post and yesterday’s post all rolled … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 